Legal Opinion
Frazee v. Citizens Fidelity Bank & Trust Co.
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided September 15, 1965PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Judge.
This is a contempt proceeding seeking injunctive relief and penalties against five trust companies for the unauthorized practice of law in performance of their fiduciary services. As fiduciaries, the trust companies, through salaried lay and legal employees, appear in probate court, draft all necessary papers and make final settlements of a number of estates without other legal counsel. They solicit fiduciary business through the local news media and occasionally refer to the value of legal aid in drafting wills or in preparing an estate plan. Tax and estate publications are…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Arkansas Bar Association v. Union National BankSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1954
- In Re Disbarment of George H. OtternessSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1930
- Grand Rapids Bar Ass'n v. DenkemaMichigan Supreme Court · 1939
- Hobson v. Kentucky Trust Co., Etc.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1946
- Kentucky State Bar Ass'n v. First Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n of CovingtonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1961
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3Cited by22 opinions
- National Treasury Employees Union v. United States Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue ServiceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
- In Re MoffettUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Kentucky · 2001
- City of Downey v. JohnsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1968
- Matter of ArthurUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1981
- American Insurance Ass'n v. Kentucky Bar Ass'nKentucky Supreme Court · 1996
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